
Birthday: March 10, 1846 (Pisces)
Born In: Springfield, Illinois, United States
Edward Baker Lincoln was one of the four sons of the US President Abraham Lincoln and his wife Mary Todd Lincoln. Named after Lincoln’s best friend Edward Dickinson Baker, he was born three years after Robert Todd, Lincoln’s oldest son. An inquisitive and kind child, Edward spent most of his life at his parents’ home in Springfield, the capital city of the state of Illinois. While little is known about him, a few anecdotes have survived in his parents’ letters to each other. He was never a healthy child, suffering from one illness or other throughout his life. In December 1849, Edward became ill with what was known back then as the consumption disease. He passed away after 52 days of acute illness. A poem named ‘Little Eddie’ (Edward’s nickname) was published a week later in the Illinois Daily Journal. The last line of the poem, “For of such is the Kingdom of Heaven" was put on his tombstone.
Died At Age: 3
father: Abraham Lincoln
mother: Mary Todd Lincoln
siblings: and William Wallace Lincoln (brothers), Robert Todd Lincoln, Tad Lincoln
Born Country: United States
Died on: February 1, 1850
place of death: Springfield, Illinois, United States
U.S. State: Illinois
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